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Honghong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No.13,220 號十弍百弍千叁萬壹第B柒十弍月陸年六十二緒光

Now Advertisements will be found on priege F.

IN HOT CLIMATES

DRINK -

RAINIER BEER.

IT BENEFITS THE STOMACH, KIDNEYS AND LIVER.

SOLE IMPORTERS—

A.S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

Telephone 75.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 23RD, 1900,

AQUARIUS

(PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY. USED.)

"A PERFECT TABLE WATER.”

** An AERATED WATER of the Highest Quality both from a Manu facturing and Sanitary point of view."-JOHN MUTER, PH.D., F.R.S., (Edin), London, Past President of the Society of Public Anslysts of Great Britain.”

"Either drink no Water at all or drink only DISTILLED WATER.”—S†. Jaines" Güzelte, London.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & C AGENTS, AQUARIUS COMPANY.

15. Queen's Boud.

COTTAM & CO.,

HONGKONG HOTE I,

FOR

壹拜禮 魏叁十弍月柒年百九千壹英港香 PRICE $23 PER MONTH

MANILA CIGARS.

ALWAYS ON: HAND THE BEST MARKS:

PHOM

"LA INSULAR" AND "LA PERLA DE ORIENTE" FACTORIES. J. M. DE ZUNIGA,.

Entrance: Ies House STREET. (Victoria Hotel)

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

BOOKS BY THE LAST MAIL NEW AND RECENT BOOKS, BOY. MARIE CORELLI

(a1632 | OVERLAND TRUNKS, LEATHER KIT BAGS, SUMMER UNDERWEAR (in Self Instruction in the Practice and

ALMER AND CO.

CUTLER. PALMER

WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1815.

Who have consigned their Brands to Hongkong

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for over half a century.

Apply to G. C. ANDERSON,

Hourkong, 13. Praya Central

FAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

(QUARE BOTTLE WHISKY ·

SQUA

The sale of this good Scotch increases month

by month. It is of Superh Quality and of

CUTLER. PALMEE & Co.'s SELECTION.

Bole Agents forit

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LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong.

JOHN WALKER & SONS

FAMOUS

KILMARNOCK WHISKY.

This World-renowned,

Fine OLD HraLAND WHISKIE are shipped

by CUTLER, PALMER & CO., and

aro obtainable in Hongkong of

G. C. ANDERSON,

No. 13, Praya Central,

Hongkong, 26th July: 1897,

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CUTLER, PALMER

& CO. S

Parce $10.75 PRH DOZEN

"SPECIAL BLEND " WHISKY

Blend

of Selected

Distillations of the Finest Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong. [ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAN

HWAYS COMPANY LIMITED

TIME TABLE. WEEK DAYS,

7.30 am. to 820a.m... Every quarter of a hou 8,30 4. to ...yery ten minutes. 9.30 am to 135mum. Every quarter if an hour 11.30 2. to 3,30 μm. ... Every quarter of an hour 3.30 pan. to 430p.in.. Ivey arter of an hour 6,30 pm to 80an. Every in inte Night cars at 8.5 } ilk .

and from 945 pm to 11.15;

5 pm every hats ha BYTURDAYS

Extra Night qus at 1799 and 1146 you. SUNDAYS 8.15, to 10.15am....Every inlf hour 10.30 a.. to 11.00. Every ten minutes

Noun top. Every quater of an hour 240 pa. to 8 pm. Ex y quier of an hyu Might era at 845 pune nad 5 pʊng and from

94 pm. to 11.5 pan. every half hour. SPECIAL CARS, by magent at the Com pany's Office, 5 & 10. Queen's Road Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 1st May 189.

HOTELS

VICTORIA HOTEL SHAMDEN CANTON,

THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL inving en thoroughly maiorated, and a now specially built 3 Storey wing aked to it bow affords splendid Accommodation for 40 to 50 Visitors.

The Bot Rooms are alry and comfortably Furnished and the Dising und Sitting Re are spacious and replete with every convenience for Tourists.

Excellent Cuse qnd best Wines

The Hotel's Best byards all Steamers on their arrival and departure

STA

Telegraph address" VICTORIA, Canton."

A. B. Cad Al Codes used

MADAR & FARMER, T. F..DA CRUZ,

Proprietors.

Manager.

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Hongkong, 16th November 1800A

·

HOTEL DE LA PAIX

I BOULEVARD CHARNER AND RUE

D'ORMY, SAIGON.

THE Undersigned respectfully beg to in- form the Public that they will take over the above ESTABLISHMENT from the 1st August next.

They recommend their excellent Anglo French cuisine. Drinks of the best quality only are served. Hongkong and Singapore papers.

Three minutes' walk from the flagstaff, voy

RICHARDSON & CO. Proprietors. Hongkong, 11th June 1900.

SILK or INDIA: GAUZE). AND

WHITE CANVAS BOOTS and SHOES. ... .

FRENCH ISIGNY

Arrivals, Departures and other Shipping

Intelligence will be found on pages 6 and 7.

INSURANCE.

THE

CUTANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

NDARD

is one of the largest and best known of the BRITISH LIFE OFFICES.

Funds exceed Nine Millions Sterling. Annual Revenus over One Millions One Hundred and Fifty thousand.

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For full Particulare, rates, &c., apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents.

[1-01873

Hongkong, 9th November, 1900.

*

13in

"The Your Book of Photography, 1000... Lest Wo Forget Them-Poors and Songs

of Our Sailors and Soldiers, 1899-1900.. Compiled, by Lady Glorer, Illustrated Sir Gea White. V... Hero of Lady.

smith, by T. F. G. Coates... LA Prep into Punch," by J. Holt School- ing, with nearly 500 pictures from

Panch"

70

*

7:

2,25

1-$ 156 | The TRIAD SOCIETY, or Heaven and Barth Association-The WHITE. LOTUS and other Soaret Societies of China, by W. Stanton The Chinese Dron, by W. Btantou Kyshe's Colonial and American Attor-

ney-General.

$3.50

1,50

6.00

HOTELS.

3,00

Theory of Navigation, by Earl of Danraven, 2 vols.

Universal Redemption-An Appeal to the Clergy of every Denomination, by a Layman Things Chinese, by J. Dror Ball, 3rd

Edition, Rovised and Enlarged 18.50The Transvaal War Album-The British

H

ONG KONG

H

OTEL

25

6.00

353

BUTTER.

From Capetown to Ladysmith, by G. W.

Steevena La Renovation de L'Asio. Sibérie.Chine

Japon, by P. Leroy-Beanlien The Greatest Queen in the World, u Tribute to the Majesty of England. 1887:1900, by Marie Corelli With Nauson in the North, 1993-04, by

Hjalmar Johansen, Illustrated The Foreign Offee List and Diplomatic

and Consular Handbook, 1900 The Ophthalmic Futent, by P. Fridon-

Fers. M.D:

2.20

2.00

118

Forces in South Africa, by Comman- der Robinson, Profusely Illustrated... 7.50 The Break-up of Chine, by Lara Clas.

Bezasford Brassey's Narat Annual 1900

7.00

10.00

50

1.30

Bretschneider's New Map of China. Mounted on- Lineu, 89.00. or 4 sheets

unknnte

6.00

3.30

4.in

Cregat. by L. B. Williams. Isthmian

Library," Illustrated

SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN. Magnificent Colɔnrod Plate Portraits of 74 Bruinent Officers and Men of the British and Colonial Forces, $2.00.

3.00

130

Electric Lighting in the Billard Rooms.

Wines, &c., cooled by Refrigerator.

$0.80

$1.00

FRESH SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED

IN PRIME CONDITION.

PRICE PER 1 LB. TIN ...

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS. EASTMANS KODAK'S, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES, DEVELOPING AND PRINTING. UNDERTAKEN. A. CHEE & Co..

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815.

SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 5 YEARS.

Their Brands are favourably Intown all over the World.

390

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE ABRATED WATER.

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA

TONIC WATER..

A First Class Hotel in every respect,

Elegantly Furnished Reading, Music, and

Smoking Rooms.

Dining Accommodation for 250 persons, Hydratic Elevators to every floor.

„Cuisine of the host,

Hot and Cold Water throughout

Wines and Groceries imported specially from

Europe and America.

All Hotel Lizen washed on the premises by

Machinery.

Bedroom Accommodation-132 roo

Fire Extinguishing Mains on overy foor

CHAROZ: MODERATE.

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SODA WATER.

GINGER ALE.".

RASPBERRYADE.

LEMON SQUASH.

THE

33%

PEAK

HOTEL.

SPECIAL TERMS to Hotel, Clubs, Mosses and other large causamerá,

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

AGENCY (LIMITED.)

SOLE AGENİS IN AN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAFTS: SETTLEMENTS, FOR THE City Offca: 7, Daddell Street.

UNITED ASBESTOS COMPANY, LTD., LONDON,

CONTRACTORS TO H. M. GOVERNMENT.

MÄNUFACTURERS OF THE BEST QUALITIES OF ASBESTOS PACKINGS & The following are some of their Stacks with the undersigned :-

*GLADIATOR" Packing for High Pressu. Recognized by leading Engineers to be the best combination of Metal and ASBESTOS over introduced. Reduces friction to a minimum on SUPERB OLD COGNAC, C.P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' PORT, Piston and Valve Rods, and is absolutely imperishable, GLADIATOR" and "VICTOR. METALLIC BOILER JOINTS us SUPPLIED to I. M. and other FOREIGN NAVIES. ASBESTOS "SALAMANDER" Non-conducting Boiler Covering Composition used oxton- sively by the British and American Nation. ABESTOS FIREPROOF COLOUR and FUNNEL PAINT. SALAMANDER" Lubricating and Cylinder Oils of the Best Qualities. CAURICEDALE METAL" Anti-friction Plastic Metal, recognized by engineering experts to be the best Metal in the Market.

$22.50 PER DOZ.

Distinguished by 4 Stars on the label.

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, S16.75 per doz.

Leas old than the above

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

THE “PALL MALL,

$20 PER DOZ.

11 Years old; the finest quality' shipped.

“Each bottles bears on Analyst's Artifiente. C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY,

$10.75 PER DOz..

Very soft palatable, and mature,

$20 PER DOZ. This fine Wine is cld, soft, and of grand flavont See analysis and certifiente by Professor Cassail.

DOURO PORT, $14.25 PER DOZ.

A tire. full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOŽ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$16.75 PER DOZ.

A natural and most pleasant wine to the taste.

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-

D.O.MS

$39.75 PER DOZ.

EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS; THEY ARU UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICES:

AGENTS STEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

SUMMER DRINKS:

WATKINS FRUIT SYRUP.

WITH PLAIN OR AERATED WATER MAKES A MOST DELICIOUS AND

RASPBERRY

BLACKBERRY: LEMON

PEACH

REFRESHING BEVERAGE.

PINDAPPLE.

BANANA.

STRAWBERRY. LEMON SQUASH. ORANGE.

CHERRY, &c., &c.

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY

WATKINS, LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND ABRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

66. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

BISMARCK & CO.,

27 & 8 PEAYA, CENTRAL.

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ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR EVERY' DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

Cldef Superintendent

THOMAS SKINNER. Superintendent

ARCHIBALD RITCHIE. DODWELL & CO. LIMITED, Goneral Managers

ROBINSON PIANO CO.. LD.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE SPECIALLY PREPARED MODELS

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OF ALL THE FAMOUS MAKERS. AMERICAN, ENGLISH AND GERMAN. EVERY PLANO SOLD BY US IS. FULLY GUARANTEED BOTH BY THE MAKERS AND OURSELVES.

ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.

LIGHT SUMMER WINES.

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HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,

LUNKETS GAP, The PEAK, near the

PLU

Tram Terminus.

Tel. 50

For Terms, apply to the

Hongkong. 2nd July, 1900.

MANAGER.

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THE WAVERLEY HOTEL:

ICE HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG,

FIRST-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Handsomely Furnished and Exceedingly Spacious Rooma.

Very MODERATE TERMS FAMI- LIES, 'by the DAY, WEEK. or MONTH.

SINGLE ROOMS from $4 a day, inclusivo of BOARD und ATTENDANCE. .[45

THE CONNAUGHT

A

HOTEL.

FIRST CLASS HOTEL of 45 Bed-

rouins, elegantly furnished.

The Hotel is wituutail near all be Banks and

·Principal Offices in the Colegy.

Special Attention paid to the Comfort of Guests

Cuisine excellent

1 dez.

Bottles.

2 doz. Bottles:

4 doz.

Bottles.

HEDOU

$4.50

$5,00

$ 8.00

nagement.

ST. JULIEN

6.50

7.50

10.59.

Terms Moderate.

CALIFORNIA CLARET ZINFANDEL *.

4.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.50

8.50

SAUTERNE

7.00

8.00

CALIFORNIA MIESLING CALIFORNIA HÖCK.

9:00

3.00

4.00

7.00

VICTORIA CYCLE

EMPORIUM.

HE pleasure of evoling costs in Javing a first class Machine, and the boro Es tablishment is always leading in this respect. We are Agents for the famous NEW HOWE MONOPOLE CYCLES. and we also supply fitting of every description. Bargains can he had in second hand Balines. Repairs executed with promptitude and skill.

Enamelling a speciality,

MOKIRDY & CO., 44 43A, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

[42461 Hokgkong, 3rd November, 1899.

112 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

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TAVY CONTRACTORS, SHIP CHANDLERS, PROVISION and COAL -MERCHANTS, Hongkong and Port Arthur! CONTRACTORS for the GERMAN and FRENCH NAVY in Hongkong, RUSSIAN NAVY, CHINESE EASTERN RAIL- WAY CO., RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DEFARTMENTS st Port Arthur.

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PORTLAND CEMENT. $5.00 per Cask of 375 lbs get ex Factory,

$3.00 per Bag of 250 lbs.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers." Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

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H. PRICE & CO..

E. QUEEN'S ROAD. WANTED. SITUATIONbyaYOUNG ENGLISH AMAN, with 8 years business experience in China and in London Good knowledge of Bockkeaping, Geraanand General Office work

Apply to

T. H. G.. British Post Ofice Shanghai.

Hongkong. 31st July, 1900. WC2035.

WANTED for Tolg, Japan, ENGLISH GOVERNESS to a Boy eight years old. Kindly address references and terms to

DE LA Care of Office of this Paper. Hongkong, th July, 1900;

2020

CLERK WANTED.

ANTED, a CHINESE CLERK,

nader. Experienced Mu-

A. FONSECA,

Manuger..

Honkong, st December. 1890.

* BOA VISTA” HOTEL

MACAO.

HE only FIRST CLASS HOTEL in the

T Cotony. Mudante texas by the day or

month European Management.

MACAO is distant-40 miles West of Hong- kong und the journey, is made each day (Sun- days szepted) by the Manicent Saloon Strano HET GEEA in 3 hours, leaving Hongkong ut 3 PL. and Macao at 8 A.Br.

Connection made by Company's Steamer to and from Canton.

TOURISTS should not miss the chance of visiting this famous old City,

For Terns, apply

曲

J. IL CHESNET;

Manager.

Telegraphic Address, Boavista.

HING KEE HOTEL. (ESTABLISHED 1878) MACAO.

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THIS-First class and well-famed establish-

Who hair knowledge Eagles, charming vier te su one the s

a Mercantile co

Apply by letter to

BOX C44, Care of Office of this Papor. Hongkong, 19th July, 1900,

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Com

Tmntis plantly stunt et ma sebutn of PRATA GRANDE, facing south, with a

fortable and well furnished Bed-roome...

Cuisine Excellent Prompt Attendance.

Terins very Moderate,

L.. HÍNG KEE, Proprietor. Telegraphic address “HINGREE"

(1919